Boy killed by hit-and-run driver identified

SAN MARCOS 
An 18-month-old boy who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday evening has been identified as Christopher Castellanos, the Medical Examiner's Office said.

The boy lived with his parents and siblings in a trailer on Smilax Road near Adeline Court, south of state Route 78. Officials said he wandered out of his yard and into the road about 7 p.m. when a dark, older-model sedan heading south on Smilax struck him.

The driver of the sedan drove away, officials said.

Neighbors called 911 and the boy was flown to Rady Children's Hospital, where he died shortly after he arrived.